The hornworm host, although doomed, might survive through the stage where the wasp larvae are feeding and developing inside ...

Although I wrote a column about this phenomenon a few years ago, I’m revisiting the subject now because they have returned.

A cocoon is distinct from both a pupa and chrysalis. It is a hard, silk shell that a moth larva weaves around itself before it enters the pupa stage of metamorphosis.

The hornworm is a common name for a sphinx moth’s caterpillar (larvae). One species of hornworm is called the “tomato hornworm” because it loves to munch on the leaves of tomato plants. Another ...

Hummingbird moths, also known as clearwings and bee hawkmoths, are in family Sphingidae (sphinx). They begin as caterpillars that can spin cocoons and overwinter in leaf litter, emerging between ...

Age is just a number, or is it? A new study by UTEP researchers shows that adult moths are more vulnerable to attack than when they are young.

A Carolina sphinx moth, a common evening visitor to night-blooming flowers, rests on a utility pole near a garden before dusk. A Carolina sphinx moth, a common evening visitor to night-blooming ...

The White-lined Sphinx Moth is often mistaken for a hummingbird as it hovers at flowers in the early evening. Its wings feature crisp white streaks over earthy brown tones, and its body moves quickly.

If you find box tree moths, eggs, caterpillars, or pupae, he recommends using a biorational insecticide (relatively non-toxic with few environmental side effects).

Each night in the desert, vast clouds of sphinx moths, some spanning the palm of your hand, speed between night-blooming flowers, sipping nectar. Ethmia, tiny black moths with spots shaped like ...

Goetze: The general characteristics of many sphinx moths are similar, but, because over 70 species occur in the area, variation is to be expected.

Cindy Burkhardt had been watching a sphinx moth caterpillar in her garden for several days, but then it disappeared.